Rugby: 4v2 attacking grid

Move the ball in a figure of 8 round your legs Pass the ball round your back. Who can pass the ball around their back 5 times the fastest ?. Throw the ball in the air and clap before you catch it. Who can make the highest number of claps ?

1 player in a group of players kicks the ball into the air for the single player to catch the ball all player have to run and support the catcher and run towards the end of the grid passing the ball to each other.

In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.

The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and reaction catching skills.

Groups of 10+  Ball  Bibs.  In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.  Have 4 defenders stood in diamond formation. 1 ball carrier, 2 support runners, 1 trailer runner.  Ball carrier takes on defender, trying to  manoeuvre the defender or get on the outside of the defender using footwork and fend.  Once the player has line of sight of a supporting attacker, the attacker returns to 2 hands on the ball, then offloads to support runner.  The trailer runner then becomes the second support runner.  continue up the grid until the defenders left. 

Split your players into two teams in an approx 20mx15m for 12 players. Change this according to numbers. Give every play a ball, they have to hold this in one hand the entire time whilst moving about the grid Work as a team to complete as many passes as possible without dropping the ball Catch and pass the ball in one hand without using the chest as support

Ball  Groups of 3+    2 attackers line up opposite a defender. The defender makes a low leg tackle on the atttacker.  The attacker being tackled tries to get arms free and perfom an offload to the supporting runner.

Ball  Groups of 3+    2 attackers line up opposite a defender. The defender makes a low leg tackle on the atttacker.  The attacker being tackled tries to get arms free and perfom an offload to the supporting runner.

Players work in groups of three, each starting with a ball. They move the ball around the circle making one handed offloads to eachother  Progression Players stand further apart

One ball between two. Pupils must move around a marked grid - passing the ball in as many different ways as possible :. Overhead. Below the waist. Round the back. Between the legs. Rolling the ball.

Set up a grid of about 10 x 10 Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One player starts with the ball and runs towards the first defender, before passing off to a supporting attacker, who runs towards the next defender and passes off to the other attacker in the three The ball is popped off to the end attacking player on the opposite side of the square The same play happens with three new attackers and same two defenders The ball is then popped off to the side, and play continues until all four groups of attackers have run through twice. Then switch defenders.

Groups of 12+  Balls  Cones 4 defenders lineup in a passing grid, that has laid out 2 red cones and 2 blue cones as shown in diagram.  4 attackers line up opposite passing the ball up and down there line of 4. When the coach shouts blue or red, the attackers set off, and the defenders on the coloured cone the coach shouts out.  The Attckers must react fix the defenders, identify the space and score. 

Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other. The pass should come from on, or behind the hip. They should make 10 passes on one hand, and then 10 passes on the opposite hand. That's it, lets get going - it's a race.  Any dropped balls - and your group has to start again. That's it, get working.

Groups of 4  Balls  Tackle bags/sausages  Cones.  3 players line up opposite 3 bags laid on the floor, or sausages stood up.  The 4th attacker will pass the ball to the first receiver, who will then complete passes down the attacking line, before the attacker reaches the bag on the floor. 

1. Square on: one hand  Stand square on, in your partners pass the ball back and forth no more than 5m away from eachother, rember use 1 hand and start with ball on hip.  2. Side on: one hand  Same again but no stand side on.  3. One step: two hands  Same distance apart, introduce the second hand and take a step and pass try to do 10 off each hand.   

The realignment and depth hands drill is a quick drill to focus the players in sharpening their alignment and depth before a session. You can spend as long or as short on this drill as you need. The aim of the drill is to develop the speed at which players realign themselves, to support their early hand-catch, quick and accurate transfer of the ball to a support player. Set a 5 cones 1.5 meter apart in straight line. This will mark where the players will start the drill from Set 4 cones at a diagonal in line with the starting cones from one edge. This will be the cones that the defending players need to retreat to before coming up to pressure the attacking players. The first attacking player needs to step back 1 meter and will receive the ball from the first defending player who has also stepped back 1 meter to his designated cone Divide the group into 4 attacking player and 5 defending players, there should be a free attacking player The ball starts with the defending player On the coaches call, all defending players need to work back to their designated cone and then come forward in a straight line to their opposite attacking player The attacking players set their own depth to ensure they have time to catch and pass effectively On the coaches call, the first defending player will move back to their cone, once they get to the cone they pass the ball to the first attacking player, and then the first defending player tries to put pressure on the first attacking player The attacking players try to get the ball to the 5th player without being ‘touched’ by a defending player

3 vs 1 vs 1 Ball Carrier passes the ball into the post player and runs across the front of him and receives the ball back. His 2 supporting players then react to his body language and execute 2 x 3 vs 1.

Groups of 8 Ball  Cones 2 sets of 4 players line up back to back. Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fornt of both set of players. When the coach says go the players must complete 4 passes before reaching the far cones.  Then they must turn and do the same off coming back. (1 rep)  Its a race agaisnt the opposing attackers to compelete the the reps given. 

Groups of 8 Ball  Cones 2 sets of 4 players line up back to back. Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fornt of both set of players. When the coach says go the players must complete 4 passes before reaching the far cones.  Then they must turn and do the same off coming back. (1 rep)  Its a race agaisnt the opposing attackers to compelete the the reps given. 

Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next blue cone in line.